Coconut Cookies

Here is another varity of home made cookies. Cookies without egg and baking powder.. I used gas oven and baked till the colour changed to golden brown.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 Cup

Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Salt - 1 Pinch

Vanaspathi - 1/2 Cup

Coconut - 1/2 Cup

Milk - 50 ml

How to make:

1. Mix the flour, coconut, salt and sugar well. Melt the vanaspathi and add to the flour. Sprinkle the milk and make a smooth dough.

2. Make small balls of the dough and flaten with center of your palm.

3. Place in greased baking tray. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 mins.

Vazhapoo Usili

 

Its been long time since i posted  any recipe here in the blog... Had been to India for vacation.... So was busy there and couldn't update any post...

 

Today I'm sharing the vazhapoo (banana flower) usili recipe... This is one of my favorite which my mom makes... Cleaning the banana flower needs a lot of patience. But its worth the time spent as its too good for health and tasty too...

 

 

 

Ingredients:
Banana Flower - 1 No.
Toor Dhal - 1/2 Cup
Red Chilli - 3-4 nos
Salt - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Oil - 2 tbsp (preferably coconut oil)
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Asafoedita - 1/4 tsp

How to make it:

 

1. Soak the Toor dhal and red chilli in water for 1 hour. 

 

2.Remove the center stem from each stock of the flower and soak it in water with 1 tsp of curd mixed in it. This helps in retaining the colour and not allowing the banana flower to turn black. Chop it finely and keep it soaked in the water.

 

3. Grind the soaked dhal and red chilli coarsely. Don't add water. Just sprinkle little for grinding purpose. Add 1/2 tsp salt and asafoedita to it and mix well.

 

4. Steam this in idli plate for 10 mins. After that mash that steamed idli's with spatula backside so that its not sticky.

 

5. In a pan add oil, add mustard,  urad dhal and broken red chilli for tampering. Add the curry leaves and banana flower to it.

 

6. Add salt, turmeric powder and sprinkle little water for the banana flower to cook. Once its cooked, add the mashed / broken dhal mixture to it. Mix well and leave it for 3-4 mins.

 

7. Add the coconut and cook for another 2 mins. Vazhapoo usili is ready....

Aloo Bonda

Its been a long time since i ate the yummy Aloo Bonda... Made tasty, one can surely munch of 5-6 bonda's easily.... When i made i thought I'm making more and some will be left over... But within 10 mins after making, there was nothing left and people at home wished if there were some more.... Here is the recipe for you all.. Have a smacking evening...!!

 

 

Ingredients:

 

For the stuffing:

 

Potato(Boiled and roughly mashed) -  2 Cups

Onion (Sliced) - 1 Cup

Curry leaves - 2 sprigs

Green chilli (finely chopped) - 2 tsp

Ginger (finely chopped) - 1 tsp

Salt - 3/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Channa dhal - 1 tbsp

Asafoedita - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 3 tbsp

 

For the batter:

 

Besan flour - 1 Cup

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Asafoedita - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1/4 cup

 

Oil - for frying the bonda

 

How to make:

 

1. Lets make the stuffing first. In a pan, heat oil and add the mustard and channa dhal.

 

2. Once the mustard starts crackling, add the green chilli, ginger and curry leaves. Add the sliced onion and saute till the onion turns transparent.

 

3. Add the turmeric powder, salt, asafoedita & saute for 2 mins. Now add the potato & blend well.

 

4. Saute for 2-3 mins and keep aside. The stuffing will look like this once cooked. Once it cools down, make round balls. The stuffing is ready now.

 

5. In a large bowl, add the besan flour, salt, chilli powder, asafoedita and mix well. Add the water slowly to make a thick batter. Its should be in coating consistency.

6. In the frying pan, heat oil for frying. Dip the potato balls in the besan batter and drop it in the hot oil. Fry untill it turns golden brown.

 

7. Serve it hot with coconut chutney... Nangalam apdiye sapiduvum ;-) .................